Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lake Crystal had a population of 824 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake Crystal had a population of 2,512 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Crystal, with the one closest to Lake Crystal listed first.
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rapidan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vernon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Good Thunder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Nicollet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mankato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beauford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oshawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hanska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sterling Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Grogan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mapleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kasota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Ulm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Saint Peter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norseland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
- New Sweden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake Crystal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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